Clarence Morgan

CLARENCE MORGAN b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; resides in Minnesota

A native of Philadelphia, Clarence Morgan took his formal art training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art, where he was awarded a William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarship that enabled him to travel in Europe and Africa.After receiving his diploma from the Academy in 1975, Morgan continued his education at the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in 1977.

Fresh out of college, Morgan began his teaching career as Instructor in the School of Art at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.He became an associate professor at the university in 1985 and attained full professorship in 1990.He left East Carolina University two years later for the Department of Art at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he has held a professorship ever since.

Morgan is an artist who also writes.Stints on the boards of directors of the Center for Arts Criticism in Minneapolis and Artvu Magazine in North Carolina bear evidence of this interest, as well as his custom of writing out artistic ideas for his own use.He has an affinity for the medium of words, and putting them down on paper stimulates his appetite for further expression in paint and printer's ink.
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Clarence Morgan's work can be found in public collections including Arizona State University, Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum (Minneapolis), Minneapolis Institute of Art, The New York Public Library, Smith College, University of Georgia and Walker Art Center (Minneapolis).His work is in the corporate collections of American Express, Burroughs Welcome Pharmaceutical, General Mills, IBM, Mobil and Philip Morris, among others.

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CLARENCE MORGAN

Gold Feathered Glory, 2003

siligraph and digital transfer on Rives BFK White, ed.25

image: 16 x 16 inches; paper: 25 x 22 1/2 inches $650

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CLARENCE MORGAN
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CLARENCE MORGAN

A native of Philadelphia, Clarence Morgan took his formal art training at the Pennsylvania Academy of Art, where he was awarded a William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarship that enabled him to travel in Europe and Africa. After receiving his diploma from the Academy in 1975, Morgan continued his education at the Graduate School of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was awarded a Master of Fine Arts in 1978.

Fresh out of college, Morgan began his teaching career as Instructor in the School of Art at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He became an associate professor at the university in 1985 and attained full professorship in 1990. He left East Carolina University two years later for the Department of Art at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, where he has held a professorship ever since.

Morgan is an artist who also writes. Stints on the boards of directors of the Center for Arts Criticism in Minneapolis and Artvu Magazine in North Carolina bear evidence of this interest, as well as his custom of writing out artistic ideas for his own use. He has an affinity for the medium of words, and putting them down on paper stimulates his appetite for further expression in paint and printer's ink.
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Clarence Morgan's work can be found in public collections including the Minneapolis Institute of Art, The New York Public Library, and the Walker Art Center (Minneapolis). His work is in the corporate collections of American Express, Burroughs Welcome Pharmaceutical, General Mills, IBM, Mobil Philip Morris and Target, among others.

(1/18/05) Four vitreograph prints by Clarence Morgan will be featured in "Chop Mark II," an exhibition of contemporary printmaking at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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(11/01/04) "Shared Affinities," a vitreograph by Minnesota-based artist Clarence Morgan published this year by Littleton Studios has been included in a prestigious exhibition in New York City.New Prints 2004/Autumn is a presentation of International Print Center New York (IPCNY), a non-profit institution founded to promote appreciation and understanding of the fine art print worldwide.Continuing through December 23, 2004, the exhibition highlights forty-five prints by forty artists selected from 1,200 works created within the past year.

New Prints 2004/Autumn is comprised of works from presses throughout the United States and in Austria, Norway and South Africa.In addition to Clarence Morgan, exhibiting artists include Anne Carson, Tom Friedman, Al Held, Liliana Porter and Miriam Schapiro.
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Clarence Morgan at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

(5/20/04) Clarence Morgan, a painter who recently published several editions with Littleton Studios, is having a solo exhibition of his work at the Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.Titled "Clarence Morgan: Momentum and Stasis," the exhibition is comprised of thirty-two paintings inspired by botanical forms.

Morgan and Burke-Morgan to be in "Couples" exhibition
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The work of Clarence Morgan and Arlene Burke-Morgan will be among that featured in "Couples Discourse.
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Clarence Morgan exhibits at Carthage College

(1/18/05) Four vitreograph prints by Clarence Morgan will be featured in "Chop Mark II," an exhibition of contemporary printmaking at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

(11/01/04) "Shared Affinities," a vitreograph by Minnesota-based artist Clarence Morgan published this year by Littleton Studios has been included in a prestigious exhibition in New York City.
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. In addition to Clarence Morgan, exhibiting artists include Anne Carson, Tom Friedman, Al Held, Liliana Porter and Miriam Schapiro.
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Clarence Morgan at Brooklyn Botanic Garden

(5/20/04) Clarence Morgan, a painter who recently published several editions with Littleton Studios, is having a solo exhibition of his work at the Steinhardt Conservatory Gallery of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Titled "Clarence Morgan: Momentum and Stasis," the exhibition is comprised of thirty-two paintings inspired by botanical forms.